{"id":587,"date":"2021-06-24T12:41:14","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T12:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/?p=587"},"modified":"2021-06-25T19:08:14","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T19:08:14","slug":"test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/?p=587","title":{"rendered":"01 Choose your urban furniture"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

01 Choose your urban furniture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An interactive method to imagine possible ways of transforming a public space with urban furniture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Select examples of urban furniture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first step is to explore the public space in question to identify the existing urban furniture (including its limita\u00adtions) and see if additional features are needed. The second step is to reflect on the function(s) of each indivi\u00addual type of urban furniture (e.\u2009g. benches, bike parking, flower beds needed). Each function is related to a certain type of usage and can enhance and\u2009\/\u2009or disrupt other usages. Keep in mind that introducing new urban furniture can lead to new conflicts in the public space. For instance, benches attract young people to spend time in the public space, but loud groups can disturb residents. The last step is selecting examples with different design proposals: shape (e.\u2009g. height, depth) and materials (e.\u2009g. wood, concrete). This takes into account the ergonomic characteristics, the aesthetic value and the maintenance requirements of the urban furniture. The final selection of examples should include a wide variety of designs with the same function to allow comparison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hold the workshop<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Present the examples in a way that can be easily under\u00adstood by the users of the space. Print the examples on card-type formats with a photo of the urban furniture in a real-world setting. Include the function and source (designer, city and country), and leave space for comments. Print or draw a grid on a large paper format, divided accord\u00ading to the different functions of the urban furniture. Divide the participants into small groups (1\u2009\u2013\u20093 people) and pro\u00advide explanations and take notes. The objective is not select\u00ading one particular object to be replicated in the public space, but gathering inspiration for designing the most appropriate urban furniture for that particular public space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who is it for<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Users of a public space<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How does it work<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It provides the participants with inspiring examples of urban furniture and facilitates a discussion on the most suitable solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why, what for<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It enables people to express their aspirations about the future of a public space, and makes them visible to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who can do it and what do you need for it<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Competences<\/strong>: skills in using a layout program (alternatively, it can be done in OpenOffice), facilitation skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Materials<\/strong>: cardboard for printing the cards (A6), a printed grid to categorise the examples (A0), pencils, sticky notes, a rigid support used as display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At what phase in a planning process<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After completing the site diagnostic\u2009\/
in the co-design phase<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Estimated budget<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u20ac\u2009150<\/p>\n\n\n\n

syncity Contact<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Catalina Dobre, catalina.dobre(at)ulb.be<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"01
Cards with urban furniture from all over the world inspire passers\u2013by to leave comments on their own wishes during a Syncity co-design workshop on Rue Dr De Meersman, Cureghem 2020.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Further reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sanches, Maria G. and Lois
Frankel. 2010. \u2018Co-design in
Public Spaces: An Interdiscipli\u00adnary Approach to Street Furniture Development\u2019, in Durling, D., Bousbaci, R., Chen, L, Gauthier, P., Poldma, T., Roworth-Stokes, S. and E. Stolterman (eds.), Design and Complexity\u2009\u2014\u2009DRS International Conference 2010, 7-9 July 2010, Montreal, Canada.
*
Sanders, Liz and Pieter J. Stappers. 2014. \u2018From Designing to Co-designing to Collective Dreaming. Interactions 21(6): 24\u2009\u2013\u200933.
*
Sobral, Laura. 2013. \u2018Co-created Street Furniture as a Catalyst for Urban Culture and Public Life\u2019. Hacking Urban Furniture Website. Retrieved 7\u2009\/\u200902 2021 from http:\/\/www.hackingurbanfurniture.net\/research\/co-created-streetfurniture-as-a-catalyst-forurban-culture-and-public-life\/.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An interactive method to imagine possible ways of transforming a public space with urban furniture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":723,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-methods"],"yoast_head":"\n01 Choose your urban furniture – Syncity<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How to make urban transformation processes more just and green? A research and innovation project between Austrian and Belgian partners, carried out from 2019 \u2013 2021.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/?p=587\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"01 Choose your urban furniture – Syncity\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"How to make urban transformation processes more just and green? A research and innovation project between Austrian and Belgian partners, carried out from 2019 \u2013 2021.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/?p=587\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Syncity\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SYNCITY4EU\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-06-24T12:41:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-06-25T19:08:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/01-Urban-Furniture_2_MA.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"kasun\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"kasun\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\\\/?p=587#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\\\/?p=587\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"kasun\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/356af384ce97c68b7ccaa93ea7aeff01\"},\"headline\":\"01 Choose your urban furniture\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-06-24T12:41:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-06-25T19:08:14+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\\\/?p=587\"},\"wordCount\":560,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\\\/?p=587#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/01-Urban-Furniture_2_MA.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Methods\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\\\/?p=587\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\\\/?p=587\",\"name\":\"01 Choose your urban furniture – Syncity\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\\\/?p=587#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\\\/?p=587#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/01-Urban-Furniture_2_MA.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-06-24T12:41:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-06-25T19:08:14+00:00\",\"description\":\"How to make urban transformation processes more just and green? A research and innovation project between Austrian and Belgian partners, carried out from 2019 \u2013 2021.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\\\/?p=587#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\\\/?p=587\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\\\/?p=587#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/01-Urban-Furniture_2_MA.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/01-Urban-Furniture_2_MA.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1920,\"caption\":\"Cards with urban furniture from all over the world inspire passers\u2013by to leave comments on their own wishes during a Syncity co-design workshop on Rue Dr De Meersman, Cureghem 2020.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\\\/?p=587#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"01 Choose your urban furniture\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Syncity\",\"description\":\"Synergetic Cities for Europe\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Syncity\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/57438323_350997935556091_3625459538972377088_n.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/57438323_350997935556091_3625459538972377088_n.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"caption\":\"Syncity\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/SYNCITY4EU\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/syncity_project\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/356af384ce97c68b7ccaa93ea7aeff01\",\"name\":\"kasun\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/d05440e4a43f8dfceebe9c138b5d953fddbec237895b17fb88319854caa31985?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/d05440e4a43f8dfceebe9c138b5d953fddbec237895b17fb88319854caa31985?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/d05440e4a43f8dfceebe9c138b5d953fddbec237895b17fb88319854caa31985?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"kasun\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/syncity.oikoplus.com\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"01 Choose your urban furniture – Syncity","description":"How to make urban transformation processes more just and green? A research and innovation project between Austrian and Belgian partners, carried out from 2019 \u2013 2021.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/?p=587","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"01 Choose your urban furniture – Syncity","og_description":"How to make urban transformation processes more just and green? A research and innovation project between Austrian and Belgian partners, carried out from 2019 \u2013 2021.","og_url":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/?p=587","og_site_name":"Syncity","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SYNCITY4EU\/","article_published_time":"2021-06-24T12:41:14+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-06-25T19:08:14+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1920,"url":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/01-Urban-Furniture_2_MA.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"kasun","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"kasun","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/?p=587#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/?p=587"},"author":{"name":"kasun","@id":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/#\/schema\/person\/356af384ce97c68b7ccaa93ea7aeff01"},"headline":"01 Choose your urban furniture","datePublished":"2021-06-24T12:41:14+00:00","dateModified":"2021-06-25T19:08:14+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/?p=587"},"wordCount":560,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/?p=587#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/01-Urban-Furniture_2_MA.jpg","articleSection":["Methods"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/?p=587","url":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/?p=587","name":"01 Choose your urban furniture – Syncity","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/?p=587#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/?p=587#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/01-Urban-Furniture_2_MA.jpg","datePublished":"2021-06-24T12:41:14+00:00","dateModified":"2021-06-25T19:08:14+00:00","description":"How to make urban transformation processes more just and green? A research and innovation project between Austrian and Belgian partners, carried out from 2019 \u2013 2021.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/?p=587#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/?p=587"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/?p=587#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/01-Urban-Furniture_2_MA.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/01-Urban-Furniture_2_MA.jpg","width":1920,"height":1920,"caption":"Cards with urban furniture from all over the world inspire passers\u2013by to leave comments on their own wishes during a Syncity co-design workshop on Rue Dr De Meersman, Cureghem 2020."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/?p=587#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"01 Choose your urban furniture"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/","name":"Syncity","description":"Synergetic Cities for Europe","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/#organization","name":"Syncity","url":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/57438323_350997935556091_3625459538972377088_n.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/57438323_350997935556091_3625459538972377088_n.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"caption":"Syncity"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SYNCITY4EU\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/syncity_project\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/#\/schema\/person\/356af384ce97c68b7ccaa93ea7aeff01","name":"kasun","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d05440e4a43f8dfceebe9c138b5d953fddbec237895b17fb88319854caa31985?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d05440e4a43f8dfceebe9c138b5d953fddbec237895b17fb88319854caa31985?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d05440e4a43f8dfceebe9c138b5d953fddbec237895b17fb88319854caa31985?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"kasun"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=587"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":806,"href":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587\/revisions\/806"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/syncity.oikoplus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}